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Mustangs head into Skyview, Alameda games with confidence

Fort Morgan wins easy over Weld Central

The Fort Morgan Mustangs scored three goals in the first half and controlled the action for most of the game against the Weld Central Rebels on Tuesday to get the 4-0 win.

With the win, the Mustangs set up a huge Colorado 7 League game with the Skyview Wolverines on Thursday at Pioneer Elementary Field.

Three regular starters for the Mustangs in Roberto Martinez, James Lara and Sergei Laws scored in the win. Getting the other goal was Poncho Saucedo, one of the bench players that saw extended time on the field late in the game. Three of the four goals were assisted on from Laws, Jose Jimenez and Malique Zuniga.

Fort Morgan also got a big lift in goal from new goalie Juan Salinas. The sophomore filled in for usual goalie Alex Rico and stopped all four shots on goal to get the shutout.

Over the last two weeks, the Mustangs have been playing some of their best soccer this season. The win on Tuesday extended the team's current win streak to four games and their overall record now sits at 7-3-1. In the last four games, Fort Morgan has outscored its opponents 23-3.

Now comes the two biggest games remaining on the schedule for the Mustangs.

The team will host Skyview on Thursday and will travel to Alameda next Tuesday for their two biggest Colorado 7 League games of the season. Entering Thursday, the three teams are the final unbeaten teams in conference play and control their own destiny to clinch a league title and automatic bid to the postseason.

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Skyview has been the one team in the conference that Fort Morgan has struggled with in recent years. The Wolverines have won each meeting since 2013 and has allowed one goal from the Mustangs in the last four meetings combined. Alameda, on the other hand, has not been a problem for the Mustangs, who have defeated them in the last two meetings and have scored 10 goals versus allowing two from the Pirates in those wins.

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